The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the death of 23-year-old Nigerian Law School student, Faith Alayande in an incident at the school’s hostel in Victoria Island, Lagos.
The student was allegedly found unconscious inside the hostel premises on Friday, August 7, 2026 after allegedly jumping from the roof of the four-storey building.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation, adding that the hostel matron reported the matter to the police.
Adebisi, a hostel mate and relative of the deceased, said they found a note believed to have been written by Alayande and started searching for her.
The officer said the student was allegedly found after she jumped from the roof of the hostel building.
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I can confirm the incident. “The deceased allegedly wrote a suicide note and before her hostel mate and a relative could locate her, she jumped from the rooftop of a four-storey building,” Adebisi said.
Police officers visited the scene after being notified of the report, while the remains of the deceased were later evacuated to a morgue for preservation, she added.
Another student found Alayande’s body in the hostel and reported to the institution’s matron, security analyst Zagazola Makama, who also reported the incident on X.
The incident was reported at Victoria Island Police Division at about 6.30am by the Chief Matron of the Law School, Mrs Igbokwe Juliana, Makama said.
“Later the matron went to the scene, where the deceased was lying on the ground on the hostel premises,” he said.
Makama said preliminary findings indicated that Alayande might have fallen from the roof of the four-storey hostel building.
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident including the contents and authenticity of the alleged note.
The Lagos State Police Command said it was investigating the incident.